Impersonating a King's Officer is a death sentence, but Brent had decided long ago, even before the boy died that he would do it. It would be a far better life than that of a power monkey. After the years of torture and pain his chance had come but could he manage it?
Setbacks are a part of life and Brent has more than his share after his rescue. His dream of being a naval officer depends on an improbable rescue attempt of four important men from the pit of his nightmares. He, alone, knows of an entrance to the pit and it falls to him to succeed or die.
Better than the final books in the Donland series. Fresh characters like Jonathan Brent, the teenage survivor of years as a galley slave in the Mediterranean. Without spoiling the plot, Comer hints at an assumed identity. Great action sequences and a sympathetic hero who nonetheless fears being exposed at every turn.